John nazel



No. 608,555. Patented Aug. 2, |898. J. NAZEL.

.MAGNETIC TACK DRIVER. l (Appucat'ion med me. 29, 1897;) (No Mndem v Tn:Nonms PETERS co: morourno., wAsuiNGTqM. D, c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN NAZEL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE W. BORTON ANDJ. HARVEY BORTON, OE SAME PLACE.

MAG N ETIC TACK-DRIVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,555, dated August2, 1898.

Application filed December 29, 1897. Serial No. 664,197.v (No model.) Y

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NAZEL, a citizen of the United States, residingat the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented ce1'- tain new and useful Improvements inMagnetic Tack-Drivers, of which the following is a specification.

Objects of the present invention are, first, to provide a compact,durable,`and efficient magnetic tack-driver in which the tacks arepositioned and driven, and, second, to provide a durable andcomparatively inexpensive arrangement or combination of partsconstituting such a device.

The nature, characteristic features, and scope of my invention will bemore fully understood from the following description,taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof, and in which-Figure l is an elevational View illustrating a driver embodying featuresof my invention and showinga tack in improper position; and Fig. 2 is acentral sectional view of the same, showing the tack straightened andguided.

In the drawings, A is a hollow handle, through and beyond one end ofwhich the magnetic driver 1 projects. 2 is a non-magnetic tubular sleevemovably fitted to the driver and adapted to telescope or work within thehollow interior of the handle. One end of the handle A is closed.However, as shown, it is provided with a comparatively smallinternally-threaded opening, with which the threaded end of the driverengages, so that the driver may be readily detached. The opposite end ofthe handle A is open. Into the open end of the handle is inserted acollar 8. The sleeve 2 is provided with a shoulder 9, which bycontactwith the collarS serves to prevent the sleeve from becomingaccidentally detached from the handle. The described tool is adapted fordriving tacks close up to any object, as into a floor close up to awashboard, without danger of striking or marring the board or'object. Inuse the top of the sleeve works within the hollowT of the handle and isguided therein by the shank of the driver 1, so that the ltool is notonly eificient, but also compact and durable.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains that modications may be made in details without departingfrom the spirit thereof. Hence I do not limit myself to the preciseconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinabove set forth, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings; but,

Having thus described the Inature and objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination a hollow handle open at one end, a magnetic driverprojecting from the open end of the handle and extending tlirou gh thehollow interior thereof, and a nonmagnetic tubular sleeve movably ttedto the driver and afforded ran geof movement within the hollow portionof the handle, substantially as described. j

2. In combination a hollow handle open at one end, a magnetic driverprojecting from the open end of the handle and supported by the otherend thereof, a non-magnetic tubular sleeve movably fitted to the driverand provided with a shoulder, and a collar surrounding the sleeve andapplied to the open endof the handle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JOI-IN NAZEL.

Witnesses:

K. M. GILLIG-AN, W. J. JACKSON.

